Andreas Landmark (14 April 1769 – 2 December 1839) was a Norwegian politician and civil servant.
Biography
Personal life
He was born in
Christiania to Nils Svensson – a weaver from
Värmland, Sweden – and Karen Andersdatter Killerud.
His brother was
Nils Landmark
Nils L. Landmark (11 March 1775 – 29 October 1859) was a Norwegian jurist, farmer and politician.
Personal life
He was born in Christiania to Nils Svensson and Karen Andersdatter Killerud. Contrary to some sources, he was not born with th ...
. Contrary to some sources, he was not born with the name Landmark, but some of the children took the name as adults.
Landmark grew up with an uncle in
Aurskog
Aurskog is a former municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre was Aursmoen
Aursmoen is a village in the municipality of Aurskog-Høland, Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries ...
.
He married Jacobine Caroline Wind (1733–1833). They had nine children, although at least one died young. Their sons included
Jens Landmark,
known as a military officer and politician, and Andreas Landmark. His wife, born in
Borgund near
Aalesund, was a distant relative of the brothers
Peter Daniel Baade Wind Kildal and
Peter Wessel Wind Kildal.
Career
Landmark worked as a bailiff () in
Sunnmøre
Sunnmøre (, en, South- Møre) is the southernmost traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. Its main city is Ålesund. The region comprises the municipalities ( no, kommuner) of Giske, Hareid, Herøy, Norddal ...
from 1804 to 1829 and was a deputy magistrate in
Sunnfjord
Sunnfjord ( en, the southern fjord - in contrast to Nordfjord) is a traditional district in Western Norway located in Vestland county. It includes the municipalities of Askvoll, Fjaler, the southernmost parts of Kinn, Sunnfjord, and the souther ...
and
Nordfjord. He lived on the
Brandal
Brandal is a village in Hareid Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shores of the island of Hareidlandet, along the Sulafjorden. The village lies about north of the municipal centre of Hareid and about ...
farm in
Hareid
Hareid is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Hareid. The other main population centers are Brandal and Hjørungavåg.
The municipality is situ ...
during his time in office as bailiff. In the center of Brandal, a monument in memory of Landmark was unveiled in the autumn of 1977.
In 1821 he was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament, representing the constituency of
Romsdals Amt; he served until 1823.
His brother
Nils Landmark
Nils L. Landmark (11 March 1775 – 29 October 1859) was a Norwegian jurist, farmer and politician.
Personal life
He was born in Christiania to Nils Svensson and Karen Andersdatter Killerud. Contrary to some sources, he was not born with th ...
served during the same period.
Landmark was a key member of the
Sunnmøre Practical Agricultural Society The Sunnmøre Practical Agricultural Society ( no, Syndmøre practiske Landhuusholdningsselskab was a patriotic and non-profit association with the goal of developing business and agriculture in Norway's Sunnmøre district. The society was establish ...
.
Landmark died in 1839 in
Ørsta.
References
1769 births
1839 deaths
Members of the Storting
Møre og Romsdal politicians
Norwegian people of Swedish descent
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